Here you will find posts that discuss examples of evolutionary metaphors used in relation to the technological domain.
This post discusses the tree of life metaphor in relation to man-made goods and includes a proposed figure depicting the evolution of man-made goods. For a long time I have been fascinated by both evolution in biology and innovation in technology. In 2010 this led to the start of…
This post discusses rates of speciation (the notions of gradualism versus punctuated equilibrium as used) in evolutionary biology and the extent to which change in products can be described as (dis)continuous. Is product innovation a matter of evolution or revolution? Biology One of the perennial controversies in evolutionary biology is the…
This post discusses the notion of speciation used in evolutionary biology and the extent to which the emergence of new types of products can be compared with it. Speciation The notion of speciation is used in biology for the evolutionary process by which new species emerge. This requires genetic isolation,…